Those That Say That Individuals Are Not

It's Not True That You Should First Think Up An Idea For A Better World And Only Then "put It Into Practice," But, Rather, Through The Fact Of Your Existence In The World, You Create The Idea Or Manifest It - Create It, As It Were, From The "material Of The World," Articulate It In The "language Of The World."

If I Have Accomplished Anything Good, Then It's Mainly Because I've Been Driven By The Need To Know Whether I Can Accomplish Things I'm Not Sure I Have The Capacity For.

The Dissident Does Not Operate In The Realm Of Genuine Power At All. He Is Not Seeking Power. He Has No Desire For Office And Does Not Gather Votes. He Does Not Attempt To Charm The Public, He Offers Nothing And Promises Nothing. He Can Offer, If Anything, Only His Own Skin - And He Offers It Solely Because He Has No Other Way Of Affirming The Truth He Stands For. His Actions Simply Articulate His Dignity As A Citizen, Regardless Of The Cost.

The Cliché Organizes Life; It Expropriates People's Identity; It Becomes Ruler, Defense Lawyer, Judge, And The Law.

I Have Read Somewhere That In A Totalitarian System Martyrdom Does Better Than Thought.